1990 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 1990.

3,000Total events
303Fatal accidents
126Hull losses
1,764Total fatalities

By aircraft category

1990 accidents by aircraft category76%9%8%7%piston (1753)helicopter (201)turboprop (180)jet (166)glider (9)

Monthly distribution

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Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.